diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md
index 85a24451..ed4d1ffd 100644
--- a/INSTALL.md
+++ b/INSTALL.md
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ Okay, now let's get the tools and sources for building and installing Shairport
 
 First, install the packages needed by Shairport Sync:
 ```
-# apt-get install build-essential git xmltoman autoconf automake libtool \
+# apt install --no-install-recommends build-essential git xmltoman autoconf automake libtool \
     libpopt-dev libconfig-dev libasound2-dev avahi-daemon libavahi-client-dev libssl-dev libsoxr-dev
 ```
 Next, download Shairport Sync, configure it, compile and install it: